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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9 Local & Entertainment Bebe’s word search — Obituaries — CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Luda Pauline Geiskop- Brown-Weaver-Sutton Should friends and fam- ily desire, memorial contri- butions may be made to as- sist the family with Luda’s headstone lettering, please send donations to Michelle Brown PO Box 1426 New Town, ND 58763. To light a candle, share a memory or leave a condolence for Luda please visit: www. grayswestco.com. Eleanor Anita Ferguson Baker City, 1922-2016 Eleanor passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 3, 2016 Eleanor at Set- Ferguson tler’s Park in Baker City, Oregon. She was 93 years old. Family members surrounded her with much love. Born October 12, 1922 in Dorris, California to Charles and Ethel Owen. The family lived on the State Line Ranch since the 1850’s and their house was an Ore-Cal Stage Coach stop. Though the original house at State Line Ranch was in Oregon, Eleanor’s father built another house on the California side, (just yards away) when she was ready to enter school, so that she and her two younger brothers could avoid having to go to school in Klamath Falls, 20 miles away. She graduated from Butte Valley High School. Eleanor lived at the ranch until her marriage to John (Jack) Gilbert Ferguson on February 8, 1941 in Carson City, Nevada. They traveled to White Sands, New Mexico where Jack trained on a B-29 and then to Stockton, California, before he went to the Pa- cific Theater. Eleanor went back to the ranch , that she dearly loved, until the war was over. They then moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked at King Street Station until the earthquake in 1950. They returned to the ranch, until the family moved to Halfway, Oregon and bought the Pine Mer- cantile from Harry Alex- ander, with Jack’s brother Dewitt (Buck) Ferguson and his with Idabelle, in 1959. They all worked at the store until it was sold in 1973 to Terry Vaughn. Now retired, they took winter trips to Arizona for a few years, where they enjoyed golfing and ...less snow. Eleanor loved to sew, bake, garden, can, and quilt. She was a talented seamstress and through the years she made clothes for all of the family and herself. She made beautiful quilts for all of the family, and they are very much cherished. She was a great cook and loved to feed people. Picking huckleber- ries and hunting for mush- rooms with friends was a joy. Going on picnics was at the top of her list, while Jack and the boys fished. She enjoyed visiting and spending time with her many friends. She enjoyed playing Pinochle, Crib- bage, and board games with Jack and her children. She was a wonderful mother who lived for her children. She also enjoyed Bas- ketball and dutifully kept up on the players. But the best of all was watching her children participate in sports at school. She would be there cheering them and their friends on. She was very involved in PTA and other school activities, and a Boy Scout den mother. In 2007, when she became confined to a wheelchair and was no longer able to stay at the family home in Halfway, she moved to Settler’s Park in Baker City. She made many friends at Settler’s park and enjoyed a more social environment than staying at home would have allowed. She was a gambler!, and did not miss any opportunity to Bingo, Bango, Twenty-One, or any game that was being played. She loved getting her nails done, her hair fixed at the beauty shop there, and doing ceramics and other crafts. She tried to go on all the outings that Settler’s Park offers, her last one was in July to Anthony Lakes, where daughter Susan and grand- son Tate met with her for a picnic lunch . She made friends with many of the staff, and made ceramic banks for their children, they were like family. El- eanor’s children all moved back to the area in recent years and this made her very happy. Eleanor was preceded in death by husband Jack, parents Charles and Ethel Owen, and brother Wesley and his wife Corky Owen. Eleanor is survived by sons John Ferguson, Ron and Shirley Ferguson, daughter Susan Ferguson Dugger, granddaughter Amburre Stafford, grandson Tate Vasey and great-grandchil- dren Amanda Glossen and Courtney Ottmar; brother Ellis and his wife Joan Owen. Eleanor loved her many nephews and nieces like her own; A graveside service will be held at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway, Oregon at 11:00 am on Friday, August 26th, 2016. Food and refreshments will follow at the VFW Hall in Halfway. Those who wish to make a memorial dona- tion in memory of Eleanor may do so to either the Eagle Valley Ambulance Service or Pine Haven Cemetery Beautification Fund through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, PO Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalley funeral home.com. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Set- tler’s Park Assisted Living Center and Tami Waldron and Stephanie Brown, at Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home. Machelle K. Leggett Baker City, 1964-2016 On August 1st, 2016 Machelle K. Leggett was called to our Lord Jesus. She Machelle is very Leggett much- loved, and will be greatly missed. Machelle was born in Long Beach, Ca. in 1964. She finished high school in Orange County, Ca. She took great pride in own- ing a condo by age of 22. Machelle was married to Frank Stefanec for a short time and together they had their daughter Kristina. She then met her first love Karl Bernardy and to- gether they had Machelle’s second daughter Stepha- nie. They lived in Orange County before moving to Riverside, CA. Karl and Machelle also lived for a short time in Big Bear, CA. In 2004 they moved to Baker City and Machelle started working at Safe- way where she became acquainted with almost everyone. Karl was diagnosed in 2009 with cancer and passed away a short time later in 2010. Machelle contacted me (Rick) later that year because she knew I did yard work; she asked me if I needed a lawn mower. I told her I did need a mower and I would like to maintain her yard in ex- change. I asked her out on a date but she said no and that it was too soon. In November I asked again, but this time I asked her if she would like to go get firewood with me and she said yes. From that day on we were almost inseparable. As we got to know each other we found we had the same dreams and goals for our lives. Machelle and I were married August 4th, 2015. One of our dreams was to purchase a little piece of property, and we had just accomplished this goal before her passing. She was preceded in death by; her mother Rose- mary Hamilton, Brother Matthew Hamilton, husband Frank Stefanec, husband Karl Bernardy. She is survived by; father Stanley Hamilton, brother Mike Sexton, husband Rick Leggett, daughter Kristina Shel- ton, daughter Stephanie Bernardy, grandchildren Karlie, Bentley, Lucas, Adrian, Brayden. Machelle also leaves behind numer- ous aunts’, uncles’, nieces and nephews. I want to thank everyone who has been a part of our lives. There will be a cel- ebration of life on the new property at a later date. To us forever and ever, I love you. Arrangements have been in the care of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle, share a memory or leave a condolence for Machelle, please visit: www.gray- swestco.com. BTI hires new coordinator Baker Technical Institute (BTI) has hired Tammy Pierce as a Program Coordinator. Pierce’s re- sponsibilities will include program coordination, grant writing, and business development. Pierce has 20 years of progressive public sec- tor experience, and most recently was Community Development Coordina- tor in Baker, Union and Wallowa Counties for the Oregon Department of Hu- man Services. 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